Odd Truth - March 15-31

High Swing

Marlie Tipton, 5, of East Vandergrift, swings high in the air at Northmoreland Lake Park in Allegheny Township, Pa., on Saturday afternoon, March 15.

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Musical Milk

After hearing his dad, Earl, complain about weak milk production from their 300 cows, 10-year-old Daniel McElmurray helped solve the problem with a prize-winning science fair project on how music improved milk production in cows. He tested classical, country and rock music on the cows. The cows proved they prefer classical to country and rock by producing 1,000 pounds more milk.

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Jewish + Cuban = Jewban

Gil Tabares Gomer's license plate that reads "JEWBAN" in Miami, Feb. 26. Tabarez Gomer said he got the plate last year because he is proud of his Cuban Jewish heritage. Now the state has asked him to remove and return the plate because it could be construed as anti-Semitic. Gomer said he will fight for the plate in court if necessary.

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Reed Boat Record

The Viracocha Sun God, the reed boat of American adventurer Phil Buck, sails off Las Salinas beach in Vina del Mar, Chile, Monday, March,17. Buck plans to be the first person to sail across the Pacific Ocean from Chile to Australia in a reed boat.

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'P-U' Review

Contestants line up their entries in the 28th annual Rotten Sneaker contest in Montpelier, Vt., March 18.

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Red In The Face

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen walks covered in red paint in the Parliament in Copenhagen March 18 after being doused by a man in protest for backing U.S. military action on Iraq.

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Protest In The Buff

A woman wearing only a mask joins dozens of other protesters during an anti-war rally March 19, in Fayetteville, Ark.

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High School Satanist

Cliff Cookman, self-proclaimed Satanist priest and high school junior in Manhattan, Kansas, left school after his principal told him he'd have to change out of his preistly vestments.

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McTrouble In Indonesia

An Indonesian Muslim protester points his toy gun to Ronald McDonald during an anti-war demonstration at a McDonald's restaurant in Jakarta, March 19.

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Snowbound

Max the dog, owned by Ken and Pam Papaleo, plows through heavy snow by the only door the family can use, the garage, March 19, in Evergreen, Colo.

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Salamander Crossing

In Homewood, Ala., city leaders are putting up Salamander Crossing signs on roads frequented by spotted amphibians on their annual migrations to mate and lay eggs.

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Tears Of Blood

The head of a Statue of Liberty replica in Bordeaux, France, March 26, after vandals set it on fire. The eyes of the statue are marked up with red paint, apparently to symbolize tears of blood.

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Flipper's Enlisted

U.S. Navy Sgt. Andrew Garrett watches K-Dog, a bottle-nose dolphin attached to a Commander Task Unit, leap out of the water while training near the USS Gunston Hall in the Persian Gulf.

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McProtest

South Korean environmental activists shout slogans atop the 50 foot high McDonald's signboard in Seoul, during an anti-U.S. protest Wednesday.

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War Game

Toy vendor Amir Elsik, 16, plays with boxing puppets representing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and President Bush at the entrance to a toy shop in Gaza City, March 27.

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Take Five

John Routh, who spent 10 seasons as the Florida Marlins' mascot Billy the Marlin, in the stands at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables, Fla., March 22.

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Salt Lake's Flamingo

Chilean flamingo Pink Floyd near the Great Salt Lake, west of Salt Lake City. A group wants the governor to declare Great Salt Lake a pink flamingo sanctuary and release hundreds onto the lake.

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Shoes For The Blind

A pair of prototype shoes for the blind. Developed by Richard N. Castle, they are equipped with infrared sensors that trigger vibrations corresponding to the location and size of obstacles.